Scientists reveal a “creeping danger” from the largest island in the world

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According to the study published in the newspaper, "Nature Climate Change"the island Greenlandwhich is the largest in the world, will lose a very huge amount offor iceregardless of current global efforts.

The study stated that 3.3 percent of the ice sheet covering Greenland will inevitably melt, which is equivalent to 110 trillion tons of ice.

And when this amount of ice melts on the island, it means a higher level seas And the oceans by more than 30 centimeters, which poses a threat to many countries that lie on the coasts.

Experts believe that these forecasts are more pessimistic than previous reports, while the study did not specify the exact timeframe for the occurrence of this disaster, starting from the island, which has an area of ​​more than two million square kilometers.

But the researchers expected that these major environmental disturbances will occur on the planet between our present moment and the year 2100.

This summer, the world lived through wholesale disasters, which are said to be caused by climate change in the first place, after European capitals recorded record temperatures and severe dry seasons, in light of fires that swept a number of Mediterranean forests.

What is needed is to find plans to deal with the ice that will melt in the near future, says researcher at the Center for Geological Studies of Denmark and Greenland, William Colgan, one of the study participants.

And if the sea level rises by 25-30 centimeters, by 2050 on the coasts of the United States, this portends disasters, according to experts, because it means an increase in the occurrence of devastating floods by five times.

As for moderate floods, or those described as less severe, their occurrence will increase by ten times, which portends a huge increase in human and material losses.

Other countries, such as low-lying islands and developing countries such as Bangladesh, are more prone to disasters, particularly as they have done little to mitigate the effects of climate change.

And when the sea level rises so dramatically, the affected countries will need billions of dollars to adapt to the new situation.

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According to the study published in the newspaper “Nature Climate Change”, the island of Greenlandwhich is the largest in the world, will lose a very huge amount offor iceregardless of current global efforts.

The study stated that 3.3 percent of the ice sheet covering Greenland will inevitably melt, which is equivalent to 110 trillion tons of ice.

And when this amount of ice melts on the island, it means a higher level seas And the oceans by more than 30 centimeters, which poses a threat to many countries that lie on the coasts.

Experts believe that these forecasts are more pessimistic than previous reports, while the study did not specify the exact timeframe for the occurrence of this disaster, starting from the island, which has an area of ​​more than two million square kilometers.

But the researchers expected that these major environmental disturbances will occur on the planet between our present moment and the year 2100.

This summer, the world lived through wholesale disasters, which are said to be caused by climate change in the first place, after European capitals recorded record temperatures and severe dry seasons, in light of fires that swept a number of Mediterranean forests.

What is needed is to find plans to deal with the ice that will melt in the near future, says researcher at the Center for Geological Studies of Denmark and Greenland, William Colgan, one of the study participants.

In the event that the sea level rises by 25-30 centimeters, by 2050 on the coasts of the United States, this portends disasters, according to experts, because it means an increase in the occurrence of devastating floods by five times.

As for moderate floods, or those described as less severe, their occurrence will increase by ten times, which portends a huge increase in human and material losses.

Other countries, such as low-lying islands and developing countries such as Bangladesh, are more prone to disasters, particularly as they have done little to mitigate the effects of climate change.

And when such a significant rise in sea levels occurs, the affected countries will need billions of dollars to adapt to the new situation.

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